"Right now I'm just focusing on Seattle and hopefully winning the MLS cup."

Yedlin added: "MLS is such a growing league. It's becoming one of the top leagues in the world."

Yedlin has amassed 42 appearances for Seattle since debuting in 2013 and while remaining in the MLS would be good for the league, coach Sigi Schmid said he was powerless from preventing his prodigy transferring abroad.

"Why does Pau Gasol play in the NBA? Why does [Manu] Ginobili play in the NBA? Because the league's better than the leagues in their home countries," he said.

"And there's going to be certain players where it's the right thing to do to go overseas."